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Abandoned Police Cruiser Triggers Pr. George's Probe

Prince George's County police are investigating why one of their police cruisers was found by state police abandoned off Route 301 near Clinton on Thursday night, a spokeswoman said yesterday.

The case has attracted the attention of the county prosecutor's office, which is conducting a preliminary inquiry.

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Glenn F. Ivey, the Prince George's state's attorney, said through a spokesman yesterday that his office was contacting police internal affairs officials. "After we gather the relevant information, we will determine how to proceed."

The cruiser was located by state police, who reported it to county police, said Barbara Hamm, a county police spokeswoman. She declined to say where the vehicle was found, whether it had been in an accident, if it had been stolen or what time it was discovered.